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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

ROBERT J. OARSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONEFOURTH TO EDWARD SHELDON NORTON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SERVER'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,633, dated April 18, 1882.

` Application filed January -24, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT JosEPH CAE- SON, a citizen ot' the United States, and a resident of' Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ot' Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Servers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to servers used upon dining-tables, dto., for holding the condimentbottles, butter-dish, bread-plate, sugar-bowl, cream-jug, and fruit and cont'ections, 85e.; and it consists in the construction and mechanism as hereinafter explained and claimed. I attain these objects by the use ot' the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings, in which- Figure l is aplan view. Fig. 2is asectional elevation. Fig. 3 isa detached sectional view, illustrating the manner of connecting the revolving top with the base. Fig. 4 is a detached plan view of the ratchet mechanism.

A is a base or stand., in the center ofwhich a standard, a, is secured, having fixed therein an upright stud, b.

B is a sleeve or collar setting down loosely over this stud b, and having attached thereto a hood or plate, C, adapted to be revolved upon the stud as a center. The. stud lb projects up through the hood O some distance, and is provided with a screw-thread upon which a nut, c, is placed to hold the hood C down in place upon the standard a, but not tight enough to prevent the hood revolving freely. The projecting upper portion of the stud also serves as a center upon which the handle D, for carrying the server about, is screwed. V

Arranged in the sides. of the hood O are a number of sockets, c, in which square rods E are secured by set-screws g, so that the rods may be adjusted inward or outward.

Upon the outer ends ofthe rods E plates or frames F', F2, G, and H are secured for holding the various articles above mentioned, the frame G being adapted to support the condimentbottles K, the plates F F2 for the bread,

butter, cream-sugar, &c., and the plate H for the cake,.fruit, confections, Ste. Any number ot' these plates or frames may be employed, or they muy be made in any fancied form or design, and adjusted-to anydistance inward or outward by the rods E. By this arrangement any person at the table by revolving the plate O may bring any one of the plates F', F2, G, or H within reach'.

Lis a ratchet-wheel attached to the l'wer end of the collar B, and provided'with a dog, h, actuated by a lever, ,-pivoted upon anyconv'enient part of the base A, and provided with a cord or a number of cords, 7c, leading through eyelets m, so that by pulling upon the cords' from any direction, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the lever and dog will be made to act upon the ratchet and revolve the server.

As many of the cords k will be used as there are persons at the table, and the cords will be laid along over the table and down besidek each plate, so that it will only be necessary to pull the cords to revolve the server andbrin g the desired article around where it is wanted.

The cords may be made of any desired ma'- terial or color, or tine silvered wire maybe used, or larger wires with knobs upon them may be used.

One or more of the dogs It and .levers i may be used.

1. The combination of the stand A and revolving plate C with the adjustable frames F' v ROBERT JOSEPH CARSON.

Witnesses: i

(1N. Woonwaan, LoUIs FEEsER. 

